SONY officially announceα 850, α550 &α500 finally

(27 August 2009, Europe) SONY finally officially announce new α-DSLR line-up α850, α550  & α500

Sony α850
• 35 mm full-frame 24.6 effective megapixel Exmor™ CMOS sensor
• Dual BIONZ processors
• Dimensions (Width x Height x Depth):156.3 x 116.9 x 81.9 (in mm)
• Up to ISO 6400 sensitivity
• Bright optical glass pentaprism viewfinder with 98% coverage
• Up to 4.0 steps anti-shake performance with all lenses with SteadyShot INSIDE™
• 3” Xtra Fine LCD (921k dot)
• Fast, high-accuracy 9-point AF with 10 focus assist points
• Up to 880 shots with InfoLITHIUM™ rechargeable battery pack (NP-FM500H)
• Fully compatible with the range of official accessories by Sony for the flagship α900
• Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo HX (4GB, 8GB, 16GB or 32GB)
• The DSLR-α850 full-frame digital SLR camera is available from September 2009

Sony α500/ α550
• 12.3/14.2 effective megapixel (α500/ α550) Exmor™ CMOS sensor
• New enhanced BIONZ processor
• Dimensions (Width x Height x Depth):137 x 104 x 84 (in mm)
• Up to ISO 12800 sensitivity
• Auto HDR mode for high dynamic range exposures
• High speed continuous shooting 5fps (viewfinder) / 4fps (Live View for α500
• 5fps (viewfinder) / 4fps (Live View): plus up to 7fps in Speed Priority mode to capture fast-moving action for α550
• Quick AF Live View
• 90º upward and 90º downward tilt-angle 3” Xtra Fine LCD (921k dot)(α550)
• 90º tilt-angle 3-inch Clear Photo LCD Plus screen (α500)
• Class-leading shooting stamina with InfoLITHIUM™ rechargeable battery pack (NP-FM500H)(1,000 shots for α500; 950 shots for α550)
• New Manual Focus Check Live View mode
• New Auto HDR mode
• Double anti dust system
• Shutter Speed Range (seconds) from 1/4000 to 30
• Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo HX (4GB, 8GB, 16GB or 32GB) and SD memory card,
SDHC memory card support
• The DSLR-α550 and DSLR-α500 digital SLR cameras are available from the end of October 2009.

Source: //www.sony.co.uk/hub/dslr